Causes of Death Statistics




Mar. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 731

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths in the Four Chief Cities and their Suburbs registered during the Year 1904—continued.

CAUSES OF DEATH. AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGH. DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS. TOTAL.
Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years.

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—
Meningitis .. .. .. 3 1 5 8 4 3 4 1 29
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. 17 .. 27 .. 23 .. 35 102
Softening of Brain .. .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 9
Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. 2 .. 2 10
Paralysis .. .. .. .. 8 .. 6 .. 6 .. 13 33
Paralysis Agitans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
Insanity .. .. .. .. 1 .. 7 .. 2 .. .. 8
Epilepsy .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 1 9 16
Convulsions .. .. .. 10 .. 11 1 8 .. 3 .. 33
Paraplegia .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Locomotor Ataxia .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 3
Cerebral Abscess, Tumour .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 1 2 .. 2 8
Congestion of Brain .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Degeneration of Brain .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Pressure on Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Neuritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 5
Spinal Sclerosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 3
Spinal Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Idiopathic Tetanus .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Osteo-myelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1

Total Order 1 .. .. 14 45 16 58 14 44 9 73 273

ORDER 2:—
Diseases of Organs of Special Sense,—
Otitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Abscess of Ear .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

Total Order 2 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—
Heart-disease .. .. .. 1 35 2 52 .. 41 2 56 189
Pericarditis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Cardiac Dilatation .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 3
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 8 13
Angina Pectoris .. .. .. .. 6 .. 1 .. 3 .. 5 15
Syncope .. .. .. .. 11 .. 4 1 8 .. 6 30
Aneurism .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 5 8
Senile Gangrene.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 3
Embolism .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 7
Angiomatous Tumour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Ulceration of Aorta .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

Total Order 3 .. .. 1 63 2 63 1 55 3 84 272

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—
Laryngitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Obstruction of Trachea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Tumour of Larynx .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Œdema Glottidis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Ulcer of Throat .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 1
Asthma .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 8
Bronchitis .. .. .. 4 17 4 20 4 16 4 22 91
Pneumonia .. .. .. 11 21 15 24 15 14 10 21 131
Pleurisy .. .. .. .. 1 1 3 .. 1 .. 7 13
Congestion of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 3 .. 6 11
Consolidation of Lungs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
Disease of Lungs .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Imperfect Respiration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Pulmonary Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Pulmonary Embolus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

Total Order 4 .. .. 16 42 21 52 23 39 14 61 268

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—
Stomatitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Dentition .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 7 .. .. .. 12
Hæmatemesis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 4
Melœna .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 3
Gastritis .. .. .. 1 4 2 3 1 .. .. 3 14
Gastric Ulcer .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. 1 .. .. 4 11
Enteritis .. .. .. 25 2 24 2 26 2 17 2 100

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